Pipe opening and flaring tool



June 2, 1942.

PIPE OPENING AND FLARING TOOL Filed Aug. 8, 1940 ENTOR IN 4 (r R 00 C. F E/VCH wmsi G. c. FRENCH 2,285,025

Patented June 2, 1942 UNlTED STATES V FATE??? @FFICE 2,285,025 PIPE OPENING AND FLARING TOOL Gordon 0. French, Yonkers, N. Y. Application August 8, 1940, Serial No. 351,794 1 Claim. (Cl. 153-79) This invention relates generally to plumbers tools and more particularly to tools for opening an dflaring the ends of broken pipes such as water pipes.

When excavation is carried on in the streets, it often happens that water and other pipes in the street are broken or otherwise damaged often leaving the pipe with a broken open end, with the edges of the open end jaggered and split and often compressed together making it diflicult to repair the pipe.

It is an object of my invention to provide a tool that will readily open the pressed together end of a broken pipe and will readily flare the edge of said end when opened.

Another object is to provide such a tool that is adapted to open and to flare pipes of different sizes.

Another object is to provide a tool that may be used even when water'is flowing under pressure from the pipe to be repaired.

Another object is to provide such a tool that is simple and rugged in construction and inexpensive to manufacture.

In the drawing,

Fig. 1 is a top plan view of my improved flaring tool.

Fig. 2 is a side view thereof.

My improved tool is formed of steel or any other suitable metal and comprises a cylindrical body portion 5 with a head portion 5. Extending from the bottom of the body portion is a cylindrical shank portion 1 with a flaring shoulder portion 8 at its upper end, and extending from the bottom of the shank portion 8 is another cylindrical shank portion 9 formed with a flaring shoulder Ill at its upper end. The diameter of the shank 8 is less than the diameter of the shank I and terminates at its lower extremity in a pointed end ll.

An opening l2 extends from one end of the tool to the other and centrally through the body and shank portions. Another opening I3 communicates with the central opening I2 and extends through the body portion to the side thereof. The upper end of the opening 12 in the head portion 6 is screw threaded to receive a screw threaded plug 14 for plugging the opening I2 at this point. The head portion 6 is formed with a counter-sunk portion l5 to permit the plug to be sunk below the upper surface of the head. The outer end of the opening I3 is also screw threaded tool to take a bite .eters for operating on to receive a similar screw threaded plug l6 for plugging said opening 13.

The shank portions are of different size diamdifferent size pipes. The smaller shank portion 9 may for example be for operating on inch pipes and the larger shank portion 1 on inch pipes. Of course the shank portions may be of diiferent sizes and a single shank portion or more than two shank portions may be formed if desired.

In using the improved tool, the pointed end H is first inserted into the broken end of the pipe, the end ll being small enough to permit the even if the broken edge of together when broken. head 6 is then struck the pipe were pressed The outer surface of the with a hammer or other suitable tool for driving the tool further into the broken pipe for opening the broken end thereof.

For flaring the edge of the broken end of the pipe, the tool is driven home into the pipe until the shoulder portion ll] of shank 9 or the shoulder 8 of shank 1 engages said edge and flares it outwardly as will be understood.

If water is flowing from the end of the pipe being repaired, the openings or passages l2 and [3 permit the tool to be inserted into the pipe end and the water to pass through the tool thereby relieving the pressure against the tool. If it is desired to have the water pass out through the head end of the tool, the plug if it is desired to have it escape through the side opening 13, the plug 16 is removed as will be understood. The counter-sunk portion I5 in the head 5 permits the striking of the head without touching the plug M.

I claim:

A tool of the kind described comprising a metallic cylindrical body portion having a head, a shank portion extending from said body portion, a flaring shoulder portion at one end of said shank portion,- another shank portion of less diameter than the first shank portion extending from the first shank portion and terminating in a knife edge portion, a flaring shoulder on said latter shank portion, an opening extending centrally through said body and shank portions, said body portion having a lateral opening communicating with the central opening, a. removable plug in said lateral opening, said head portion being formed with a counter-sunk portion to receive a plug for the central opening.

GORDON C. FRENCH.

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